Palomo

People of the Territory of Guam v. Palomo

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35 F.3d 368·1994 WL 474265
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 19, 1994Nos. 93-10256, 93-10261 and 93-10394California3,387 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Beezer, J.

ORDER

The amended memorandum disposition filed in this ease on July 19, 1994 is redesig-nated as an opinion by Judge Beezer.

OPINION

In this consolidated appeal, Vincent Palo-mo and Steven Albertson challenge the affir-mance by the Appellate Division of the District Court of Guam of their convictions on six counts of aggravated murder, one count of burglary, two counts of robbery and three counts of possession and use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony in violation of Guam law. Palomo contends that the trial court erred in failing to suppress his unwarned statements and in excluding the testimony of three defense witnesses in violation of his Sixth Amendment right to compulsory process. He also contends that the unavailability of a transcript of the first two days of trial denied him an opportunity for meaningful appellate review in violation of principles of due process. Albertson joins in Palomo’s arguments. He also contends that the court impaired his exercise of peremptory challenges by curtailing voir dire, erroneously denied his motion to dismiss the indictment due to prosecutorial misconduct during the grand jury proceedings and erroneously denied his…

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